Police: Car failed to make it around curve in road

Police say the driver of a car that went out of control in Holyoke and landed in a clump of trees about 10 feet off the ground has died.

Police say it appears the car was headed east on Route 141 near the Interstate 91 exchange when it failed to negotiate a curve at about 1 a.m. Sunday and struck the curb. The car went airborne, sheared a telephone pole and landed in the trees. The driver, alone in the vehicle, was declared dead at the scene.

The driver was described as male in his early 30s but his name was not released pending notification of family.

An autopsy, including toxicology tests, is scheduled to try to determine what caused him to lose control.

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